African-born Pope Victor I (c. 189–199 AD) pushed for Easter to be celebrated on Sundays and shaped early Christian practices ...

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope. This ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The pontiff’s visit to Africa highlights the growing importance of the African church within global Catholicism and honors the roots of Western Christianity and Leo’s own order.

As the Catholic Church prepares for its May 14 conclave, anticipation surges throughout Africa where many faithful harbor hopes for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years. The possibility ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bishop John Wesley Yohanna of the United Methodist Church delivers a message to church members Dec. 10, 2023, at the church's ...

Participants in the “Living Church: Theology of Synodality/Foundations of Synodality" meeting gather in Nairobi on June 21, 2024 (Photo courtesy of the African Synodality Initiative). “We need ...

In West Philadelphia, Jesus’ humble donkey was actually a noble steed named Beezus. The annual procession at the African ...

Church leaders tell the Register that rogue NGOs and recruitment into sex parties are among the ways Western entities are imposing LGBTQ ‘proselytization’ in Africa. Youth — street kids in Kampala, ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Father Stan Chu Ilo is no stranger to the late Pope Francis. The Coordinating Servant of the Pan African Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) also worked closely with the ...

Miracles, including people apparently rising from the dead, are just one of the contentious issues swirling around these ...

A historic New Orleans church with roots dating to slavery is facing thousands in city fines and liens as members and clergy ...